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Moore College exists to prepare men and women for Christian ministry. Our graduates ought to be followers of Jesus Christ whose love for God and service of people is the proper context of their studies. This means that personal character and evangelical Christian convictions are as important as specific capabilities and skills. These are the result of more than just the formal academic program. Membership of the College and participation in its community life are vital in producing the kind of graduate the College aspires to produce. For these reasons, the following graduate attributes and capabilities are read alongside the published values of the College and its global gospel mission.

01.5 Principles of Teaching and Learning

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• the Christian scriptures as the basis and discerning norm of all that we teach;

• our students gaining a coherent, integrated and extensive knowledge of the Christian Scriptures including principles of sound exegesis of the biblical text in the original languages, and an understanding of the basic unity of the Bible being found in the person of Jesus Christ and his proclamation and inauguration of the Kingdom of God;

• the study of Christian systematic theology as an integrating discipline in which the knowledge of God given in Christ through the Scriptures is reflected upon humbly, attentively and rationally, and articulated systematically. We therefore aim to equip our students with a coherent, integrated and extensive knowledge of Christian doctrine that gives due attention to appropriate theological method; and

• a core of units of study throughout the curriculum that cohere and build on one another to reflect the sense of unity and coherence that we acknowledge to exist in our foundational text, the Christian Scriptures; and

• supporting students to grow in their confidence in the authority of the Bible and in its significance for Christian life and practice.

2. We believe the teaching of the Christian Scriptures is faithfully reflected in the historic creeds and in the Protestant Reformed tradition as expressed in the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion. We are therefore committed to:

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Various bodies report to the Academic Board or its standing committees.  They include:

The Academic Dean in conjunction with the Academic Board and its committees is responsible for the supervision of the studies of theological students.

The Academic Departments and their respective Heads are:

01.8 Student Participation in College Decision Making

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Who you can talk to on matters relating to College governance: GB student rep, Principal

 2. Academic Board (AB)

The AB provides the academic governance of the College. It formulates all the academic policies of the College and oversees its academic programs. It is responsible for maintaining the College’s academic values, quality and standards. It is chaired by an external academic and its membership includes all the Faculty, the Registrar, various other members of the staff whose activities directly impact the academic programs of the College, an external academic and two student representatives elected each year. The student representatives are there to provide a student perspective on the issues being discussed.

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The L&TC implements the College’s academic policies and regulates its academic life, from the details of individual admissions, results, appeals etc., to the big-picture development and review of courses, coursework, and teaching. It receives reports from each of the Academic Departments of the College. Its membership includes the heads of the Academic Departments, the Registrar, Deans of Students and an annually elected member of the student body. The student representative provides a student perspective on learning and teaching matters.

Who you can talk to on more specific aspects of the academic program: LTC student reps, Registrar 

01.9 Courses Offered

Moore College does not use recruitment agents to recruit students to any of the College courses. Moore College does not have any relationships with recruitment agents.

For more information on undergraduate studies, including the BTh/ThM, see section 3. 1. For more information on postgraduate study, see Section 5. 

¹GradCertAM and ²GradCertDM are not available to overseas students.

01.10 History

The College opened at Liverpool, NSW in 1856. It owed its existence to two people. The first was an early settler in Sydney, Thomas Moore, who left his estate to the Church of England for educational purposes. The second was the Anglican Bishop of Sydney, Frederic Barker. During its long history, the College has had thirteen principals and close to 4,000 graduates. In 1891 the College moved from Liverpool to Newtown.

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From the late 1950s there has been a significant extension of the College campus, the growth the library into a world-renowned theological library, an increase in the numbers and qualifications of facultyFaculty, introduction of the four-year course for undergraduates and a number of postgraduate programs.

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Requirements for ordination to the Diaconate or commissioning as Diocesan Lay Worker and conditions attached to bursaries from the Sydney Diocesan Ordination Training Fund include the following:

1. The normal academic requirement for ordination/commissioning in the Diocese of Sydney is the award of the Bachelor of Divinity until the teach-out phase ends. From 2026 the Bachelor of Theology/Master of Theology (Coursework) will become the normal requirement.

2. Admission to the College does not guarantee acceptance for ordination. 

3. The Archbishop’s Ministry Chaplains interview candidates for ordination/commissioning at the end of each year.

4. Where candidates for ordination/commissioning in the Diocese of Sydney withdraw their candidature or leave College they should notify Ministry Training and Development, the Principal, the Registrar, the Dean of Students and their chaplain.

5. Students accepted as ordination candidates part way through their College course should inform the College Registrar in writing.

6. Students should consult the Diocese of Sydney and the Ministry Training and Development website about requirements for ordination. Address any questions to the Diocesan Registrar. 

7. Candidates for ordination are advised that they must satisfy their respective Diocesan Bishop or his Ministry Chaplains, that they have no outstanding financial liabilities, either at Moore College or elsewhere.

8. Exiting ordination candidates are encouraged to restrict their planning for the following year to Term 3, perhaps extending into Winter and/or Spring break.

9. For further information on ordination in the Diocese of Sydney see Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Ministry Training and Development.

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1. While the College is residential for full-time students as far as resources permit, a proportion of students live off campus. The College aims to provide full-time students with on-campus accommodation for at least two years in a three- or four-year course, subject to availability. 

2. The student body include includes both men and women of a variety of ecclesiastical and ethnic backgrounds. The average age at entry to on campus courses is 28-29 years.  A number are from overseas and plan to return to their respective countries of origin. 

3. Over ninety percent of full-time undergraduate students have a prior degree or diploma.  Most students have had considerable experience in the workforce before entering College, and most are planning to engage in paid ministerial work on graduation.